Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Preseason Division I Men’s Poll fared over the Oct. 7-9 weekend:
No. 1 North Dakota – swept Canisius
No. 2 Quinnipiac – tied and defeated No. 15 Northeastern
No. 3 Denver – lost to Ohio State, lost to No. 5 Boston College
No. 4 Boston University – defeated Colgate
No. 5 Boston College – lost to Air Force, defeated No. 3 Denver
No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth – tied No. 8 Massachusetts-Lowell twice
No. 7 St. Cloud State – was idle
No. 8 Massachusetts-Lowell – tied No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth twice
No. 9 Notre Dame – swept Arizona State
No. 10 Providence – split with Miami
No. 11 Michigan – split with Union
No. 12 Harvard – was idle, but defeated the U.S. NTDP in an exhibition game
No. 13 Minnesota – defeated Alaska-Anchorage, defeated Alaska
No. 14 Bowling Green – swept by Bemidji State
No. 15 Northeastern – tied, lost to No. 2 Quinnipiac
No. 16 St. Lawrence – split with Penn State
No. 17 Michigan Tech – swept by Minnesota State
No. 18 Yale – was idle
No. 19 Minnesota State – swept No. 17 Michigan Tech
No. 20 Ferris State – swept by Western Michigan